Security camera footage has linked a masked gunman accused of killing a man inside a Clayton County gas station to a shooting in Atlanta, police said Tuesday.
The suspect, identified by police as Terence Broady, was injured by an Atlanta officer responding to a separate shooting scene, according to police. Broady was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital and has been charged with murder and aggravated assault, Clayton police said.
On Friday at around 11 p.m., Clayton police responded to a Chevron/Circle K near Riverdale, where officers found a man dead from a gunshot wound to his back.
The victim was identified as 48-year-old Lamin Sonko by the Clayton County Medical Examiner’s Office. He reportedly was an employee of the store, located on Ga. 85 near Webb Road.
According to investigators, the masked man came into the store with a gun and shot the victim after a confrontation. Police said the suspect then drove away in a black Dodge Journey that didn’t have a license plate.
On Saturday, Clayton authorities learned about two incidents being investigated by Atlanta police, believed to also involve Broady.
Prior to the gas station shooting, a man allegedly attempted to shoplift in Atlanta and fired shots at a store employee before leaving the area, according to police. Then he drove to the Riverdale-area gas station, police said.
“After committing the homicide, the suspect returned to Atlanta, where he shot a patron and stole their car,” Clayton police said in a statement. “APD tracked the vehicle to a strip club, where the suspect attempted to evade capture but (he) ultimately unintentionally was struck by an officer responding to the scene.”
While the suspect was being treated at Grady, investigators obtained search warrants for his car and the one he allegedly stole, police said. No weapon was located.
The shootings remain under investigation.
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